Improvement in gates



titi/teh nes anni @ittico WILLIAM GAUSE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, ANDJOSEPH C. CURRYER, OFIIHORN- TOWN, INDIANA.

l Y Letters Patent No. 109,198, dated November 15, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

XVe, WILLIAM GAUSE, of Indianapolis, in the county of Marion, and JOSEPH C. CURRYER, of'Thointown, in the county of Boone and State of Indiana, have invented certain Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specication.

Nature and Object of thc Intention.

This invention relates to devices for supporting, ad-

justing, and closing gates; and l It consists inthe construction of the gate, combined with the arrangement ot' a brace, which is so attached to the gate and to the posts to which'thegatc is hung that, when the gate is opened, thevbraccsnpportsit in such position that the weight of the. gate ,operates to Vclose itby its own gravity, the brace being also arranged so as to support the opening end otthe gate at any desired elevation,'as hereafter described.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing.' Figure l is an elevation of-a gate embodying our apply a brace, O, the lower end of which yis pivoted to the hanging-post D, near the bottoni, and the upper end to the vertical center-bar E, near the upper. part ot' the gate, as shown.

rlhe arrangement ofthe brace' C, in connection with the construction of the gate, in the manner described, is such that, while it serves the purpose of a brace to support and prevent the gate from sagging, it also, at the vsame time, operates to raise the opening end of the 'gate as the latter is being opened, so that nearly the entire weight of the gate is vsupported bythe brace, and the latter being arranged so that, in all positions of the gate, it is inclined to the horizontal as welles the vertical plane of the gate.- The Weight of the latter is supported on the upper end of the brace, the inclination and arrangement of which are such as to push the gate toward the plane ofthe former; hence, when the gate is opened, and its Weight supported by the brace thus arranged, its inclination is to fall shut by its own gravity. l

The upper end of brace C is attached to an eye or bolt, F, which-is arranged to be adjusted vertically, sd that, in case the gate sags, it may be adjusted to its proper position by loosening the bolt F and raising the gate to the position required, when the bolt may be tightened to hold it.

With this arrangement the opening cud of the gate may be raised up a considerable distance, so that it will swing over snow-drifts or other obstructions; and it also renders the gate applicable to hillsides, and the passage of small stock (such as hogs, sheep, &c.,) under it, serving, at the same time, as a .barrier against larger stock, (as horses, cattle, &c.)

In cases where the gate is but rarely opened, the

bolt F may be loosened, and allow the opening end of the gate to rest upon the ground or other substance,

thereby relieving the post entirely of the weight ot'V the gate; or, if it is` desired that the gato remain open for a length of time", the same bolt I1 can be removed from the central vertical bar, and its opening end rest upon the ground, for the purpose above stated.

lhe force with which the gate is closed may be increased or diminished by the distance the brace O is pivoted from the post I).

Having fully described the construction and operation o f our invention, g

that we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Iatent, is

vA gate, having the brace Gand vertical adjustment F, constructed aud operating snbstantia-llyas herein specified, and for the purposes mentioned.

WILLIAM GAUSE.

' JOSEPH C. GURRYER.

Witnesses z GEORGE W; Osnonx, JACOB Ennmneaa.V 

